First Pac-12 basketball schedule unveiled

COUGARS

So the Pac-12 decided to release its first basketball schedule on a holiday (nice). We have Washington State’s part of it on the link so read on.
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• Don’t forget, this is the 2011-12 schedule, the first with Utah and Colorado in the conference. And it is just the Pac-12 part of the schedule. Plus, who knows what will happen between now and when these games are supposed to be played. …

Thurs., Dec. 29: Oregon

Sat., Dec. 31: Oregon State

Thurs., Jan. 5: at Colorado

Sat., Jan. 7: at Utah

Sat., Jan. 14: at Washington

Thurs., Jan. 19: Stanford

Sat., Jan. 21: California

Thurs., Jan. 26: at Arizona State

Sat., Jan. 28: at Arizona

Thurs., Feb. 2: USC

Sat., Feb. 4: UCLA

Thurs., Feb. 9: at Oregon State

Sat., Feb. 11: at Oregon

Thurs., Feb. 16: Arizona

Sat., Feb. 18: Arizona State

Sat., Feb. 25: Washington

Thurs., March 1: at UCLA

Sat., March 3: at USC

Wed., March 7: Pac-10 Tournament begins

• A couple thoughts. The conference retained the traveling partner format, though that may go out the window the next year when the new television contract comes into force. … The four schools WSU plays just once are Cal, Stanford, Utah and Colorado. … Having to travel to Boulder and Salt Lake City will now be the conference’s worst road trip. … Finishing the conference season in Los Angeles on a Saturday night could mean the Cougars (and the Huskies) may stay in LA until the start of the tournament.

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• That’s all for now. We’ll be back after football. Until then …